Ladysfinger/Bhindi masala is a combination of Ladysfinger with onions and tomatoes. Ladysfinger is an all-time favourite and can be made in different ways. As the ingredients vary the taste of the ladysfinger also changes. When only tomatoes are used it gives a sour taste and when other ingredients are added it gives a different taste. In this recipe, the onions, tomatoes and ginger-garlic paste are blended with well with the ladysfinger…Oh my God, I can already taste this heavenly combination in my mouth. The masala goes well with roti as well as rice. This Indian recipe can be taken with all Indian bread or as a side dish along with dal, sambar rice, rasam rice, lemon rice and curd rice. It goes well with ghee rice and pulao too. It is a healthy dish for kids.
Ingredients
1/2 kg ladysfinger (cut one inch long)
2 big onions (finely cut)
3 medium-sized tomatoes (finely cut)
a sprig of curry leaves
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
2 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon coriander powder
lime (optional)
1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
1/2 teaspoon salt or salt to taste
Method
Take a Kadai or a heavy thick bottomed pan or a cast-iron skillet and heat it. Add oil and allow it to get heated.
Add onion,ginger-garlic paste and curry leaves and saute until the raw smell of the ginger-garlic goes.
Then add tomatoes and saute further to get a mushy appearance.
Now add chili powder, turmeric powder and coriander powder. Mix well.
Take a separate kadai and heat it. Pour oil and make sure it gets heated. Then add washed and dried ladysfinger(using a towel) and keep stirring occasionally. (You can add a few drops of lime juice to prevent the stickiness in ladysfinger). When the water dries up, add the ladyfinger to the other Kadai and mix well.
Close it with a lid and cook it for 5 minutes on a slow flame.When cooked the ladysfinger changes in colour and gets shrunken. Now add salt and cook for another 5 more minutes with the lid closed.
This recipe can also be tried without onion, ginger-garlic paste.
How to prepare bhindi masala(Ladysfinger masala) without onions, ginger and garlic?
Ingredients
1/2 kg ladysfinger (cut one inch long)
3 medium-sized tomatoes (finely cut)
a sprig of curry leaves
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
2 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon coriander powder
lime (optional)
1/2 teaspoon salt or salt to taste
Method
For this, take a Kadai or a heavy thick bottomed pan or a cast-iron skillet and heat it. Add oil and allow it to get heated.Then add washed and dried ladysfinger(using a towel) and keep stirring occasionally. (You can add a few drops of lime juice to prevent the stickiness in ladysfinger). When water dries up add the tomatoes and give a quick stir.Then add chili powder, turmeric powder and coriander powder. Add salt, close the lid and cook for 10 minutes. Bring to the required consistency, your dish is ready.
Enjoy the ladysfinger/bhindi masala!! Please share your views in the comments:)